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"Waiting for my Petrichor"

by the_bell_jar

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January 31, 2014

November 23rd, 2011

Well I don't think about J the way I did last year that is -for sure-, but he still makes it impossible not to think of him, our past, what could have been. . .especially lately. I don't know if ...


January 31, 2014

November 19th, 2011

Yesterday was pretty crappy. I woke up and realized I had second degree burns from that stupid hot metal thing on the wrapper. It is kind of sad when most people at work have gotten the same burn...


January 31, 2014

November 15th, 2011

I have felt so warm and cozy lately. Sure, it made be the Wild Blue 8% alcohol beer I have been drinking all night, but I really believe it is where I am in life. I have been so far away from ev...


January 31, 2014

November 8th, 2011

Sometimes I literally feel so fucking nuts. I don't know what is wrong with me. I want to pop some xanax and down it with alcohol. OH WAIT I just did. And now I am going to be going to the bar an...


So about around the time I got a facebook account, I became friends with a guy who lived in Indiana named Garrett who started a Albert Camus forum. He started talking to me and every now and then...


January 31, 2014

October 15th, 2011

Today at work I got called in to Personal and was told I needed to work a 2 to 11 tomorrow so there goes my huskie plans. I was disappointed, but I do need the hours. I had to tell Matt that it w...


January 31, 2014

October 4th, 2011

Dave and I got together and engaged pretty fast. I guess it was only natural for me to move forward, while also taking a few steps back. But now I know I need to just keep going forward. I'm at a...


January 31, 2014

September 23rd, 2011

Sometimes I wonder how people just go about their day to day lives so easily when I feel like this country is falling apart. I have a hard time every day because of daily reminders of what this c...


A love I thought would never be a part of my life again came back to Washington on leave. He actually contacted me and wanted to meet up. The last time I saw him was in December and it was defini...


I've never really had positive influencing friends. Flash back to 2nd great. Brittany P. and I were "BFF". She lived on Evergreen, which I would later recognize as my hangout when high school ca...


January 31, 2014

August 12th, 2011

"Every time you spend money, you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want." I am reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau and although it is a bit slow, I am loving the ascetic vibes. I tr...


January 31, 2014

August 4th x 7

Well I was going through my other OD diary entries, the one I have had since 2004 and decided it would be kind of fun to see where I was on this day every year since having this diary. Unfortunat...


January 31, 2014

August 03, 2011. Vonnegut

Ok so I spent a good portion of my evening reading The Best American Nonrequired Reading and this particular edition had many Vonnegut quotes. If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of Vonnegut. ...


January 31, 2014

July 31st, 2011

I don't understand this stupid fucked up system. I seriously -struggle- to get by on my own, yet I have all the time and capabilities to earn a living. But where the hell is my chance to do so? W...


January 31, 2014

July 14th, 2011

I busted my ass but this apartment looks NICE. Dave and I got not only a vacuum but also a steam-cleaner because Jasper-stench had to be ridden from our rug! My room finally smells good for once ...


January 31, 2014

July 1st, 2011

Today has just totally frikin sucked. Woke up around five because Buckley (Yes, I ended up getting a kitten, and Dave is absolutely in love with it, it is just too cute) anyway, yes Buckley is h...


January 31, 2014

June 23rd, 2011

Dilapidated, endless, falling. Measurements that do not quite add up. A shadow engulfing the restrictions, seems to whisper in my ear. I follow more closely, listening with all five senses. A ...


January 31, 2014

June 15th, 2011

I like lots of things: 1) I like taking walks. It is so awesome that there is nature everywhere up here, beautiful flowers, trees, grass, all kinds of different birds I have never seen before, s...


January 31, 2014

June 6th, 2011 Haiku

Green rivers blue sea Walking down a path of bliss For eternity.


January 31, 2014

June 4th, 2011

I don't have a daily schedule. I really get bored of routines. I try to switch things up as much as I can, but work gets in the way a lot. If I had money I'd do something adventurous every day B...


January 31, 2014

June 3rd, 2011

The first thing I woke up to was yellow. Right when I opened my eyes, the sun was dancing yellow shimmers in an all white room. I heard a voice whisper hello and as I turned around I was facing ...


January 31, 2014

May 31st, 2011

Dear Jasper, When I first laid eyes on you at the pet store I fell in love. I knew you were the dog I always wanted. I remember dreaming about owning a fluffy, white dog and there you were, cute...


January 31, 2014

May 28th, 2011

My mind is floating around a purple sea of bliss. For my heart is at peace. My soul is intertwining with the soul of another, holding hands like mate's on a long gondola ride along the rivers of...


January 31, 2014

May 27th, 2011

Things that make me happy: My puppy Jasper My fiance Dave Road trips Music Beer Sex Wine Cheese and crackers My moccasins My friends and family Rainbows Listening to the rain Cuddling Bon fires ...


January 31, 2014

May 26th, 2011

Today John and I went to Media Island. I have only been there once before for Free Skool and I sat with a couple hippies and learned more about how horrible capitalism really is. I have been mean...


Book Description

OpenDiary is shutting down in two weeks. I am beyond devastated; therefore, I am moving some of my entries to this site in hopes of continuing my online journal and meeting fellow writers. I know it will be nothing like OD, but it is better than nothing!